All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 46
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NewsPension schemes overpaying for alternatives, experts say
Alternatives comprise 7% of investments, but 37% of costs, according to c-alm.
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IP Asia
Asian debt coming into focus
Investors should consider Asia first when structuring their bond portfolio and get rid of the notion of emerging market debt being junk, according to Aberdeen Asset Management. Barbara Ottawa reports
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NewsEmployer group calls for changes to Germany's pension protection fund
GERMANY – BDA proposal would abandon practice of basing calculations on company's insolvency risk.
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NewsParticipation estimates for German occupational schemes 'exaggerated'
GERMANY – Statistics authority looks at occupational pensions for first time in 20 years.
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NewsGerman labour ministry accepts AbA call for occupational pensions panel
GERMANY – Senior representative says creation of panel a 'really good idea' and 'long overdue'.
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NewsSwiss railway pension scheme to cut conversion rate
Follows similar move made by Publica to decrease conversion rate earlier this year.
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NewsGermany's BVK adds solar park to infrastructure portfolio
GERMANY – German Sustainable Building Council also awards pension scheme two gold awards.
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NewsPension scheme funding to tumble at top Swiss companies – Towers Watson
Top-listed companies to see schemes' funding tumble to 80% or lower by year-end.
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NewsNestlé scheme moves into covered bonds, maintains 30% equity allocation
GERMANY – Allocation is one of highest in country, where schemes tend to invest less than 10% in asset class.
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NewsGerman roundup: Union on M&A, RCM on KAGs, local schemes on ECJ
GERMANY – German asset management industry set for bout of consolidation, Union predicts.
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NewsGermany's second-pillar pension funds deserve their own watchdog – VFPK
GERMANY – Association also calls for clearer separation of pension providers and insurers.
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NewsState Street buys Swiss Complementa, CEO Brandenberger steps down
Andreas Joost promoted to company chief executive, which will not rebrand as State Street.
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NewsDutch pension fund fights for Austrian tax exemption
'Largest non-public' Dutch fund in dispute over Austrian withholding tax
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Special Report
Germany: A new driver
In July, Thomas Richter took over as head of the German asset management association. He tells Barbara Ottawa he wants to improve the industry’s image in retirement provision
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NewsTraditional assumptions, models no longer suitable for SAA – Mercer
Consultancy calls for more 'forward-orientated assumptions' at Zurich symposium.
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NewsSlovakian parliament shakes up investment rules for pension funds
SLOVAKIA – Industry experts question growth fund's new 20% 'risky asset' minimum allocation.
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NewsGermany's VFPK demands separation of insurance, Pensionskassen regulation
GERMANY – Says restructuring of insurance supervision should be used to create separate Pensionskassen rules.
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NewsGerman province of Saxony-Anhalt appoints managers for pension fund
GERMANY – Province selects six asset managers for its pension fund for civil servants.
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News'Emotional' criteria tip the scale in selection of asset managers
GERMANY – Survey shows trust, reliability and even language have significant influence.
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NewsSwisscanto sees 'major structural changes' in Swiss pension fund portfolios
Fixed income portfolios will see more FX hedging and corporate bonds, asset manager says.
